RCA Regional Office

The objective of this project is to raise the level of knowledge, technology and capability of human resources for nuclear medicine imaging in the Asia and the Pacific region through the application of SPECT and PET imaging and setting up practical courses as well as establishing networks of experts which will lead to fostering the capability of imaging application. Particularly, the project will contribute; 1) to the immediate impact on the management of patients with oncologic and neurologic disorders; 2) to the reduced total costs of health care services in the region; 3) to the augmentation of basic science and technology for clinical applications and maximized use of imaging devices and facilities; 4) to the creation of opportunities to widen boundaries of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.
This project conforms to the key thrusts of implementation of four MDG goals, namely Goal 4, Goal5, and Goal 6.

- Enhancement of basic capacity of SPECT/PET imaging science and technology
- Facilitation of Nuclear imaging-training including radiochemistry and medical physics
- Establishing network of experts and facilities for nuclear imaging technologies

Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal (to be included after joining RCA in 2011), Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam

-Project Lead Country Coordinator:
Dr. Sang Eun Kim, the Department of Nuclear Medicine of Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Annual Review Meeting,20-21 Dec. 2011

RCA/UNDP Project Regional Training Courses, Seoul, Korea, 8-26, Aug. 2011

Kick-Off Meeting - Phuket, Thailand, May 2011

RCA/UNDP 2010